Jane's Stuff

Jane enjoys drawing and painting. Join her. Doodling, drawing, ART - all of it is great for brain health! Check out Jane's Youtube channel below. And if you see a picture on my blog you would like to purchase send Jane an email (or check out Jane's store).

Above is my morning workstation (or whenever I work). And thanks to Carla Sonheim's work and influence I have learned to love, love, love the pencil! Oh, thank you Lord for pencils!I used to despise you, oh Pencil, thinking you were just too common for me. But no more. No more. No more.

And sorry to you, Pencil, I was a bit shaky when I took the photo above of you. And below, I will share a picture inspired by Philip C. Stead's book A Home for Bird. I absolutely love his work! Thank you Mr. Stead! But I realize it is hard to see. Maybe my readers will just have to buy the book!

Above is the rug and my trusty fountain pen. Below is part of the title page. I can't show you anymore because it is a Christmas present. Some of it I am really happy with. The last few pages I got kind of tired so the illustrations get a bit lazy. When I add color it should look fine. I used a needle for leather work to sew the pages onto this rug (and cardboard). This would totally be a ridiculous present for many, but for who it is for, I think that person (or persons) will love it.

It started with a rug similar to the one pictured on the left. It was in my bathroom for quite a while but I didn't like it. It wouldn't stay put. It would get all balled up. It just didn't work well as a rug.So what to do with it?It has become a new creation. I added a few more things to this rug:

Below are three paintings for sale -- part of an artist's life -- the selling part. I'm not great at this part but it is necessary. Sketching is still on the back burner. Christmas preparations are taking priority. BUT, in the new year I plan on having a few portfolios for you all to check out. Merry Christmas!